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Technique: Inlay
Venezia Laguna SC1 Watch Box
By Morici
Located in Recanati, IT
A splendid piece of functional decor fit for a private office or studio, this watch case is distinguished by an exquisite handmade inlay work of a serie...
Category
2010s Italian Other Inlay Decorative Boxes
Materials
Wood
Venezia Sestiere SC1 Pen Box
By Morici
Located in Recanati, IT
A splendid piece of functional decor fit for a private office or studio, this pen case is distinguished by an exquisite handmade inlay work of a series of colorful rectangles of mode...
Category
2010s Italian Other Inlay Decorative Boxes
Materials
Wood
Music Play Box, Around 1960s, Made in Switzerland
Located in Wien, AT
Music play box, around 1960s, made in Switzerland.
Wood inlays.
Plays " Love story " Music
Hight when open: 19cm.
Category
1960s Austrian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Inlay Decorative Boxes
Materials
Wood
Venezia Sestiere SC1 Jewerly Box
By Morici
Located in Recanati, IT
This jewelry box will be a refined statement on any modern or traditional vanity. Lined with beige Alcantara, it features a ring holder, an open compartment, and two watch holders. E...
Category
2010s Italian Other Inlay Decorative Boxes
Materials
Wood
Venezia Mestre SC1 Empty Box
By Morici
Located in Recanati, IT
A stylish and practical design suited for safekeeping cherished items, this rectangular box will add an accent of sophistication to a vanity desk, console or nightstand. Masterfully ...
Category
2010s Italian Other Inlay Decorative Boxes
Materials
Wood
English Burl Wood Veneered Box with Inlaid Borders
Located in Stamford, CT
English desktop box with beautiful burl wood veneer, the top with an exquisite intricate mosaic inlay of various fruit woods. The sides with simpler inlaid fruit wood frames. An eleg...
Category
Early 20th Century English Edwardian Inlay Decorative Boxes
Materials
Fruitwood, Burl
Urushi Natural Red Lacquer Allsorts Box - Large by Alexander Lamont
Located in Khet Bang Sue, Krung Thep Maha Nakhon
There is type of English sweet called a Licorice Allsort. They are made in different layers and some have little balls covering them. The red lacquer and the little white pieces of e...
Category
2010s Thai Art Deco Inlay Decorative Boxes
Materials
Eggshell, Walnut, Lacquer
Middle Eastern Mosaic Moorish Mother of Pearl Inlaid Trinket Box
By Mamluke
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Handcrafted marquetry Moorish wood inlay micro mosaic inlaid with mother of pearl.
Handcrafted khatam wooden box with very delicate micro mosaic marquetry from the ancient Persian t...
Category
20th Century Lebanese Moorish Inlay Decorative Boxes
Materials
Wood, Mother-of-Pearl
Venezia Laguna SC1 Empty Box
By Morici
Located in Recanati, IT
A stylish and practical design suited for safekeeping cherished items, this rectangular box will add an accent of sophistication to a vanity desk, console or nightstand. Masterfully ...
Category
2010s Italian Other Inlay Decorative Boxes
Materials
Wood
19th Century Italian Sorrento Inlaid Mosaic Playing Card Case
Located in Stamford, CT
Wonderful and rare 19th century Italian olive wood and various fruit woods and hard woods playing card case. Intricate inlaid designs of cards on front and back, a diamond border and...
Category
Late 19th Century Italian Belle Époque Antique Inlay Decorative Boxes
Materials
Fruitwood
Venezia Sestiere SC1 Watch Box
By Morici
Located in Recanati, IT
A splendid piece of functional decor fit for a private office or studio, this watch case is distinguished by an exquisite handmade inlay work of a serie...
Category
2010s Italian Other Inlay Decorative Boxes
Materials
Wood
Excellent Huge Wooden Box, Casket, circa 1900, Jugendstil, Austria
Located in Wien, AT
Huge wonderfully decorated wooden box, an original of the Jugendstil era, made in Austria. This casket is an impressive example of the craftsmanship of the period around 1900.
Only ...
Category
Early 1900s Austrian Jugendstil Antique Inlay Decorative Boxes
Materials
Brass
Antique Paul Sormani Signed Parisian Napoleon III Period Glove Box
By Paul Sormani
Located in Forney, TX
A scarce very fine quality Napoleon III Period (1852-1870) gilt bronze ormolu mounted inlaid glove box by important Parisian ébéniste Paul Sormani (1817-1877)
Exquisitely hand-cra...
Category
Mid-19th Century French Napoleon III Antique Inlay Decorative Boxes
Materials
Brass, Ormolu
Marble Box with Jewish Star of David Design
Located in New York, NY
A beautiful modern style or Postmodern period marble and brass box with Jewish Star of David design, circa late-20th century, 1980s, 90s. Box, att...
Category
Late 20th Century Philippine Post-Modern Inlay Decorative Boxes
Materials
Stone, Marble, Brass
19th Century Highly Decorative Walnut Trunbridge Parquetry Box from England
Located in North Salem, NY
Highly Decorative Rectangular 19th Century Walnut Trunbridge Parquetry Box with Handle and Bun Feet From England. 9"H ith the Handle Up.
Category
Mid-19th Century English Antique Inlay Decorative Boxes
Materials
Walnut
Middle Eastern White Mosaic Moorish Box
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Exquisite handcrafted Middle Eastern Lebanese mosaic marquetry wood box.
Small vintage walnut Syrian style box intricately decorated with Moorish m...
Category
Mid-20th Century Lebanese Moorish Inlay Decorative Boxes
Materials
Abalone, Shell, Fruitwood
Moroccan Brass Berber Tribal Flask
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Great decorative Moroccan Tribal flask..
African decorative brass with front richly decorated with embossed brass and overlay.
The valve stem turns and open.
Truly a conversation mu...
Category
Early 20th Century Moroccan Folk Art Inlay Decorative Boxes
Materials
Brass
Tunbridgeware Rectangular Box of Inlaid Wood from England
Located in Austin, TX
An English rectangular box from the 19th century, featuring an inlaid design of miscellaneous woods known to collectors as Tunbridgeware.
Exterior with a geometric pattern design ...
Category
19th Century English Antique Inlay Decorative Boxes
Materials
Metal, Brass
19th Century French Bronze Metal Overlay Vanity Powder Glass Jar
Located in Guaynabo, PR
This is a French bronze metal overlay round powder glass jar/box. It depicts a hinged lidded glass jar decorated with a long gilt garland of bows and flowers and some fine beads. The...
Category
19th Century French Belle Époque Antique Inlay Decorative Boxes
Materials
Bronze
Late 19th Century French Napoleon III Period Marquetry Game Box, Mother of Pearl
Located in Fayetteville, AR
This mid-nineteenth century Napoleon III marquetry game box is made of rosewood, ebonized pearwood, and thuya and features a central bronze cartouche detailed with mother of pearl inlay. Inside, five removable palisander trays...
Category
Late 19th Century French Napoleon III Antique Inlay Decorative Boxes
Materials
Bronze
Cubic Biedermeier Box, Walnut with Inlays, Austria, circa 1830
Located in Regensburg, DE
Cube-shaped, elaborately crafted Biedermeier casket. Walnut veneered.
Inlay work with branch slices and mahogany veneer. Several band inlays in maple and ebony.
Top center with inl...
Category
Early 19th Century Austrian Biedermeier Antique Inlay Decorative Boxes
Materials
Ebony, Maple, Walnut
Antique Regency Inlaid Rosewood Silver Perfume Bottle Box Dressing Set 1824
Located in Portland, OR
A fine quality and handsome George IV/Regency inlaid rosewood dressing box, with the original sterling silver and glass fitted contents, London, 1824.
The box having a lift-up hinged lid, finely inlaid with brass and bone marquetry of floral garlands & swags, the front having twin locking doors with corresponding inlay. Both the top, base and door panels have 'Dutch Ripple' molding and at each corner a hand-turned 'Barley Twist' column, both to the front and rear.
The interior of the box also having inlaid satinwood stringing and three fitted compartments each with an etched crystal container...
Category
1820s English George IV Antique Inlay Decorative Boxes
Materials
Crystal, Brass, Silver
Vintage Spanish Inlaid Marquetry Decorative Music Box Inlaid with White Bone
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Vintage Spanish Granada Inlaid Marquetry Decorative Music Box Inlaid with White Bone.
It is intricately designed with a sadeli Syrian style mosaic, s...
Category
Mid-20th Century Spanish Moorish Inlay Decorative Boxes
Materials
Bone, Fruitwood
Urushi Natural Black Lacquer and Abalone Shell Lattice Box M by Alexander Lamont
Located in Khet Bang Sue, Krung Thep Maha Nakhon
Water flowing over rocks creates a contrast between the sparkle of the water and the relative opacity of the rocks. In these boxes black lacquer pours over natural shells that glow a...
Category
2010s Thai Art Deco Inlay Decorative Boxes
Materials
Abalone, Walnut, Lacquer
Urushi Black Lacquer and Abalone Shell Lattice Box - Small by Alexander Lamont
Located in Khet Bang Sue, Krung Thep Maha Nakhon
Water flowing over rocks creates a contrast between the sparkle of the water and the relative opacity of the rocks. In these boxes black lacquer pours over natural shells that glow a...
Category
2010s Thai Art Deco Inlay Decorative Boxes
Materials
Abalone, Lacquer, Walnut
Urushi Natural Black Lacquer and Abalone Shell Lattice Box L by Alexander Lamont
Located in Khet Bang Sue, Krung Thep Maha Nakhon
Water flowing over rocks creates a contrast between the sparkle of the water and the relative opacity of the rocks. In these boxes black lacquer pours over natural shells that glow a...
Category
2010s Thai Art Deco Inlay Decorative Boxes
Materials
Abalone, Walnut, Lacquer
19th Century Napoleon III Box with Japanese Decoration
Located in Saverne, Grand Est
Rare quality of execution for this precious Napoleon III period box in rosewood, pewter, brass, copper, bone and mother-of-pearl (burgau and sea-ear). All the sides are decorated wit...
Category
1870s European Napoleon III Antique Inlay Decorative Boxes
Materials
Wood
18 C, Indo-Portuguese Vargueno Mini Cabinet
Located in Dallas, TX
Presenting a fabulously rare 18c Indo-Portuguese Vargueno mini cabinet.
Extremely rare, highly important and desirable colonial piece !
It is an In...
Category
Late 18th Century Indian Anglo-Indian Antique Inlay Decorative Boxes
Materials
Brass
Fasano Torino Luxury Desk Box in 18kt Yellow Gold with Rare Blue Hawk Eye Quartz
By Francesco Fasano
Located in Miami, FL
Exceptional desk box designed by Fasano.
A beautiful and one-of-a-kind piece, created in Torino Italy by the master esteemed jeweler, Genesio Fasano. This rare luxury desk box was carefully crafted in solid yellow gold of 18 karats and is completely embellished with inlaid of rare blue hawk's eye.
Weight: 1,534.83 Grams, (983.53 Dwt).
Measurements: 175 mm by 175 mm by 37.5 mm (7.10 x 7.10 x 1.5 inches).
Hallmarks: Stamped with the maker's mark, the Italian gold assay mark and signed ".750 *26AL FASANO"
Note: This can be used for cigar humidor, letters or just as a decorative desk item...
Category
1970s Italian Post-Modern Vintage Inlay Decorative Boxes
Materials
Multi-gemstone, Gold
19th Century English Tunbridge Ware Marquetry Tea Caddy
Located in Forney, TX
A well-made antique, circa 1830, English tea caddy with stunning marquetry inlays, warm coloring, superb detailing, and luminous rich patina!
When tea first arrived in Europe in t...
Category
19th Century English Regency Antique Inlay Decorative Boxes
Materials
Brass
Anglo-Indian Inlaid Elephant Motif Box
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Anglo-Indian inlaid box with elephant motif (circa 1920s).
Dimensions:
14"H x 19.5"W x 13"D.
Category
1920s Indian Vintage Inlay Decorative Boxes
Materials
Wood
Neoclassical Box, Rosewood, Mother-of-Pearl, France, 19th Century
Located in Regensburg, DE
Antique neoclassical box, rosewood and maple.
Mother-of-pearl inlays. Refinished condition, hand-polished with shellac.
Dimensions, H 10 cm x W 27,5 cm x D 20 cm.
Category
Late 19th Century European Neoclassical Antique Inlay Decorative Boxes
Materials
Mother-of-Pearl, Rosewood
Handwrought Mid-Century Modern Mexican Mosaic and Brass Box by Salvador Teran
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Turquoise/ blue colored mosaic glass tesserae and brass lidded box handmade in Mexico by noted Mexican artist Salvador Teran, circa 1950s. Featuring Aztec-inspired brass symbols on the lid and sides. This colorful box...
Category
Mid-20th Century Mexican Mid-Century Modern Inlay Decorative Boxes
Materials
Brass
19th Century Victorian Jewelry Box
Located in Casteren, Noord-Brabant
Beautiful antique Victorian jewelery box. The box is made of wood, covered with paper machee, lacquered black and inlaid with a mosaic of mother-of-pearl. Painted with gold colored decorations. The interior of the box is lined with blue silk fabric...
Category
1880s British Victorian Antique Inlay Decorative Boxes
Materials
Wood, Paper
Midcentury Mosaic and Wood Lidded Box
Located in San Diego, CA
A very cool midcentury mosaic and wood lidded box, circa 1960s. The piece is in very good vintage condition with some wear and patina. #1444.
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Inlay Decorative Boxes
Materials
Wood, Glass
Large Super Deluxe Italian Inlaid Music Box with 32 Note Swiss Reuge Cylinder
Located in Cathedral City, CA
Offering this rare and vintage large Italian inlaid marquetry music box with gilded metal "claw" feet. This Italian made wooden masterpiece is fitt...
Category
1970s Italian Baroque Vintage Inlay Decorative Boxes
Materials
Brass
19th Century Rosewood Writing Box
Located in Banner Elk, NC
Rosewood writing box with writing slope and hand-tooled leather, with mother-of-pearl inlay, the fitted interior with blue velvet lining and storage compartments. Completely original...
Category
19th Century English Victorian Antique Inlay Decorative Boxes
Materials
Mother-of-Pearl, Rosewood
19th Century Manner of George Bullock, Regency Brass Inlaid Rosewood Lap Desk
Located in Morristown, NJ
c.1800, England, Regency brass inlaid rosewood lap desk in the manner of George Bullock. Rectangular box with double-hinged lid, opening to tooled navy leather and gold embossed writ...
Category
Early 18th Century English Regency Antique Inlay Decorative Boxes
Materials
Brass, Gold Leaf
Unique Low Cabinet with Intarsia by Viktor Lurje for Wiener Werkstätte c. 1926
By Wiener Werkstätte, Viktor Lurje
Located in Berlin, DE
Unique low cabinet with intarsia designed by the architect, artist and craftsman Viktor Lurje (1883-1944) and manufactured by Wiener Werkstätte GmbH, circ...
Category
1920s Austrian Vienna Secession Vintage Inlay Decorative Boxes
Materials
Wood
Moorish Decorative Sadeli Micro Mosaic Inlaid Jewelry Box
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Middle Eastern Sadeli micro mosaic inlaid jewelry footed box with lid.
Intricate inlaid box with floral and geometric Moorish design.
Sadeli micro mosaic designs in mosaic marquetry, very fine artwork.
Lined with red velvet and glass, top final and feet are brass.
A highly collectible example in superb condition complete
Circa 1900.
Museum piece like the ones in Doris Duke Islamic Art Museum.
Middle Eastern Arabian Micro Mosaic Moorish...
Category
Early 20th Century Lebanese Moorish Inlay Decorative Boxes
Materials
Fruitwood
Marquetry Wood Box with Mosaic Bone Inlays, Middle East, circa 1940s
Located in Fort Lauderdale, FL
Exquisite handcrafted Khatam wood box with micro mosaic marquetry design, an Ancient Persian technique of inlaying. Moorish style box features geometric inlays of wood and bone. Art...
Category
1940s West Asian Moorish Vintage Inlay Decorative Boxes
Materials
Wood, Bone
Sewing Box in Rosewood Veneer, Gold and Silver, Restoration Period
Located in Paris, FR
Precious rectangular sewing box in rosewood veneer called. Uncovered, it presents a mirror with braids on the back of the lid. This charming sewing set is lined with moire and pink velvet and is composed of two small square porcelain bottles with openwork polychrome flowers, marked "L" on the bottom, a removable rectangular pad supporting two spools of gold thread and finely chiseled with a central chiseled cartridge-shaped, overhung by a button. A central tray on a raised base holds five sewing items...
Category
19th Century French Restauration Antique Inlay Decorative Boxes
Materials
Gold, Silver
19th Century Italian Marquetry Box
Located in Winter Park, FL
An early 19th century miniature Italian coffer, or hinged box, made of solid walnut with marquetry inlay of various woods and bookmatched bird's-eye map...
Category
Early 19th Century French French Provincial Antique Inlay Decorative Boxes
Materials
Birdseye Maple, Walnut
Fine Korean Iron Tobacco Box with Silver Inlay Joseon Dynasty
Located in Atlanta, GA
A fine Korean iron box used to store tobacco leaves dated to the late Joseon Dynasty circa 19th century. The box is made from iron and has a heavy weight, although the wears along the edges of the lid and base exposes a bronze metal color underneath, indicating the iron metal may contains a high level of copper. The surface was beautifully decorated with elaborate silver inlay that covers the entire surface except the base. The extraordinary workmanship depicts a pair of deer within the circled square (shape of heaven and earth) and a lined background on the long sides and a crane with spread wings on the shorter sides. Both animals were associated with longevity. Their eyes were highlighted with copper inlay, adding a lively touch to the animation. The lid is centered with a Chinese character "Xi" (Paired-Hui in Korean), which means double happiness. (In Chinese culture, it is often used in a wedding ceremony). The large symbol was set on geometrical background of tightly scrolling diamond pattern surrounded by stylized Ruyi mushroom heads, another floral longevity symbol. Archaic fret cloud band borders the entire perimeters of the lid and the container.
Tobacco was introduced to Korean in the first half of the 17th century and gradually gained popularity. When the tobacco was started being smoked in shredded form instead of rolled leaves, there rose the production of the smoking accessories, with some in fine quality as luxury items for the elite. The accoutrement such as this box is a fine example made in late Joseon dynasty, using extensive silver inlay, a technique called "jjoeum-ipsa", in which the silver wires were hammered into the scorched iron surface to create the elaborate design.
Similar boxes with variation of shape and motifs are in the collection of several major museums. Compare the box with item Gu 754 in the National Museum of Korea; item 22.78 in MET NYC and M.240:1, 2-1926 in V& A Museum in London. The most closely related example we found is item C232 in the collection of the Museum of East Asian Art...
Category
19th Century Korean Other Antique Inlay Decorative Boxes
Materials
Silver, Copper, Iron
Faux Tortoiseshell Cabinet with Bone and Wood Geometric Shapes Inlays, 6 Drawers
Located in Bosques de las Lomas, MX
Faux tortoiseshell Cabinet with top and sides decorated with inlays of bone and different kinds of wood, creating geometric figures. The front is made up of 6 drawers framed by strip...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Mexican Inlay Decorative Boxes
Materials
Brass
English Georgian Chinroserie Tortoise Shell Tea Caddy with Ball Feet, C. 1800
Located in Hollywood, SC
English Georgian Chinroserie bow front tortoise shell tea caddy with a hinged tiered lid, Chinese landscape mother of pearl inlays with flanking pagodas, fences, & foliage trees, central paktong plaque and escutcheon, bone fitted interior border with two lidded tortoiseshell foil lined compartments, and resting on the original four bone ball...
Category
Early 1800s English Georgian Antique Inlay Decorative Boxes
Materials
Foil
Antique Marquetry Inlaid Faux Book Front “Hidden Storage” Box
Located in Atlanta, GA
This is a truly unique antique box, not only does it have a faux book front. Fine inlay detail to the top - showcasing birds but it has a very cool hidden document storage...
Category
Early 20th Century Inlay Decorative Boxes
Materials
Hardwood
Rectangular Trinket Box Made of Marquetry and Brass by Ginger Brown
By Ginger Brown
Located in Bourguebus, FR
This trinket box is handcrafted with shell marquetry and brass trims.
The box is hinged and the interior is lined with a high quality black microsuede.
A very unique piece you ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary French Art Deco Inlay Decorative Boxes
Materials
Brass
19th Century Napoleon III Walnut Veneer and Brass Marquetry Liquor Cellar
Located in LEGNY, FR
Very nice Napoleon III liquor cellar made with walnut veneer and beautiful brass marquetry on the top.
Carafe and glasses made with Saint Louis Crystal and in very good condition. ...
Category
1880s French Napoleon III Antique Inlay Decorative Boxes
Materials
Crystal, Brass
Mid-20th Century Decorative Wooden Box
Located in Beirut, LB
Decorative wooden box with fluted sides with a top in several wood veneer marquetry inlays executed in geometrical shapes.
Interior covered wi...
Category
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Inlay Decorative Boxes
Materials
Wood
Moorish Handcrafted Middle Eastern Mosaic Inlaid Decorative Box
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Exquisite handcrafted Middle Eastern mosaic marquetry inlaid walnut wood box.
Large box intricately decorated with Moorish motif designs which h...
Category
Mid-20th Century Lebanese Moorish Inlay Decorative Boxes
Materials
Mother-of-Pearl, Fruitwood, Shell
19C Anglo Ceylonese Sewing Box of Museum Quality
Located in Dallas, TX
Presenting an absolutely stunning 19c Anglo Ceylonese sewing box of museum quality.
Made in Ceylon (now Sri Lanka) circa 1860, this is one of the finest sewing boxes of it’s kind that we have ever seen!
The box is made from coromandel wood (an exotic hardwood found in Ceylon) and has a serpentine edging all over the front, back and sides.
Very often the lids/tops of these boxes suffer cracks due to shrinkage but this one is near perfect with no crack in the lid/top. There is some evidence of natural shrinkage but that is around the edges of the lid/top.
It is when you open this box that it reveals it’s true beauty, quality and treasure !
The inside of the lid/top is heavily and beautifully decorated with inlaid bone in scrolling floral patterns which have then been hand painted with red and black ‘lac’ ink. The central medallion is a circle of inlaid specimen exotic hardwoods radiating towards a central bone and hand painted flower. The circle is edged in bone, wood and silver chevrons.
What makes this box Exceptionally rare is that it contains 3 lift out base sections. Normally, there would be a maximum of 2.
The first tray/section is clearly for the purposes ancillary to sewing with a pair of sections with bone spools for thread etc. There are 17 other lidded compartments with each one highly decorated using hand painted bone and specimen woods to replicate tortoiseshell.
The first tray lifts out to reveal a second removeable tray which is made up of a pair of open sections and 8 specimen wood lidded sections each with chevron banding.
The third tray is a smaller tray underneath with 14 lidded compartments each with hand painted bone and specimen wood inlaid lids again, replicating the look of tortoiseshell. Again they are banded with a chevron border.
This is a museum quality piece !
It is in fantastic condition for it’s age with the minor shrinkage to the edges of the lid/top, some finger pulls missing and some very minor cracks to the tray lids and bases but nothing that in any way detracts from the piece. No key.
Dimensions: Closed the box is 16.75 inches wide, 11.25 inches deep and 7.5 inches high
Fully open the box is 16.5 inches high, 16.75 inches wide and 11.4 inches deep
Anglo-Indian and ceylonese boxes: Anglo Indian boxes were made in India for the English residents from the early part of the 18th century. They were brought back or sent back to England usually by the people who had commissioned them. From the beginning of the nineteenth century they were imported more commercially, although not in any significant numbers until the middle decades. They were very highly valued, especially the early ones, to the extent that the designs were copied on late 19th and early 20th century tins.
Anglo-Indian boxes normally consist of 3 main types:-
(1) Most of the best and highest quality Anglo-Indian boxes in the 18th and 19th centuries were made in Vizagapatam, India, renowned for its exquisite craftsmanship in using ivory and tortoiseshell and lac decoration. These are referred to as ‘Vizagapatam Boxes...
Category
Mid-19th Century Sri Lankan Anglo-Indian Antique Inlay Decorative Boxes
Materials
Silver
Moroccan Moorish Middle Eastern Large Inlaid Wood Micro Mosaic Jewelry Box
Located in Studio City, CA
Stunning mosaic design, this intricate wood box is made from multiple micro pieces of wood with some possible bone inlays. Gorgeous craftsmanship. A true work of art.
Would be a g...
Category
20th Century Moorish Inlay Decorative Boxes
Materials
Wood
Anglo-Indian Footed Box with Lidded Compartments, 19th Century
Located in North Hollywood, CA
19th century Anglo-Indian wooden box fitted with various compartments finely hand carved.
The top is finely hand carved with the Taj Mahal.
The interior with removable hand carved nine-lidded compartments, the front cover has a mirror, the whole exhibiting very fine workmanship.
This fine late Victorian Anglo-Indian box from India is in great condition for it age.
A beautiful example of an Anglo-Indian fine art...
Category
Late 19th Century Indian Anglo-Indian Antique Inlay Decorative Boxes
Materials
Sandalwood
Decorative or Jewelry Box, in Wood, Geometrical Marquetry Inlays, France, 1960
Located in Auribeau sur Siagne, FR
This box is a jewelry box or a decorative box. It was made in the 1970s, in France. Its lid is made in wood, with geometrical Marquetry inlays. It is beige and brown in color.
Category
1960s European Mid-Century Modern Vintage Inlay Decorative Boxes
Materials
Wood
Inlaid Mid Eastern Small Trunk
Located in Wilson, NC
Inlaid mother of pearl truck , the top with multiple cast iron studs and the corners feature an interesting pattern of tiny brass beads. The sides have wrought iron carrying handles ...
Category
1830s Central Asian Antique Inlay Decorative Boxes
Materials
Iron, Steel
18C Indo-Persian Campaign Vanity Box
Located in Dallas, TX
PRESENTING AN EXTREMELY RARE AND HIGHLY IMPORTANT Indo-Persian Campaign Vanity Box from circa 1780-1800.
Box inlaid with exquisite mosaic inlay.
In the Indo-Persian style of mosaic with Islamic styles.
The mosaic consists of green semi precious stone, bone, brass and pewter in star shaped geometric designs.
Box opens up to reveal a travel mirror...
Category
18th Century Indian Anglo-Indian Antique Inlay Decorative Boxes
Materials
Multi-gemstone, Brass
19C Anglo Indian Sadeli Mosaic Greeting Card Case
Located in Dallas, TX
Presenting a superb 19C Anglo Indian Sadeli Mosaic greeting card case.
Made in or around Bombay, India circa 1880.
This is a greeting card case used for holding your greeting cards or business cards of the day !
The body of the case is made from sandalwood and it is fully overlaid with bone and highly intricate Sadeli Mosaic made up of thousands of micro mosaic pieces of bone, ebony, silver/pewter and semi precious stone.
The workmanship is stupenduous !!!!
This case is almost museum quality. One or two very, very minor losses of mosaic mainly where the top meets the body but otherwise near mint !
SADELI MOSAIC: “Anglo Indian boxes were made in India for the English residents from the early part of the 18th century. They were brought back or sent back to England usually by the people who had commissioned them. From the beginning of the nineteenth century they were imported more commercially, although not in any significant numbers until the middle decades. They were very highly valued, especially the early ones, to the extent that the designs were copied on late 19th and early 20th century tins.
The ancient art of Sadeli Mosaic is said to have been introduced from Shiraz in Persia via Sind to Bombay, a long time before the Anglo Indian boxes were made. It was a technique, which required a high degree of skill and patience. It was executed very lavishly, in that the frequent cuts wasted a great amount of the precious materials used. The workmanship was however more than commensurable to the value of the materials.
Ivory, silver, pewter (or other metals), wood and horn were cut into faceted rods which were bound together to form geometric patterns. When the glue has set, the rods were sliced in transverse sections. This gave the maker a number of angled circular pieces in the original pattern. Several variations of patterns could be achieved by combining the materials in different ways. The ivory was sometimes dyed green to give an extra color.
The mosaic pieces in a combination of patterns, often separated by ivory, ebony, horn or silver stringing were used to veneer sandalwood boxes. In the early boxes, which date from the turn of the 18th to the 19th century, there are large panels of mosaic covering tops and sides of boxes. It took incredible skill to cover such large areas without any shakes or wavering of the pattern. The corners and joins on these boxes are impeccably matched.
The makers (reputed to be Persian) of Sadeli mosaic made in the first two decades of the 19th century displayed a total understanding of the qualities of the different materials they used. They combined substances, which can expand and contract according to atmospheric conditions with others, which are hard and unyielding. The result was a sharp definition of the lines and patterns, which made up the whole design.
On the early boxes the designs look deceptively simple. The fact is, they emerged from a culture, which had mastered geometry and understood how to generate a pattern from a set number of points. The patterns are so harmoniously combined that their incredible complexity is not immediately apparent.
The earliest Sadeli boxes...
Category
Late 19th Century Indian Anglo Raj Antique Inlay Decorative Boxes
Materials
Bone, Precious Stone, Ebony
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